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[BUG] exec format error when trying to play with VLC or IINA on MacOS #230

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ttopac opened this issue Apr 6, 2022 · 2 comments
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ttopac commented Apr 6, 2022

Describe the bug
Getting "fork/exec /usr/local/bin/vlc: exec format error" when trying to play a video using VLC or IINA on MacOS. Quicktime works fine

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Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. I have added VLC and IINA to my path following the steps here: https://gist.github.com/kgriffs/6393192
  2. f1viewer started showing VLC and IINA as options for streams.
  3. When I try to run with either of them I get "error: fork/exec /usr/local/bin/vlc: exec format error"

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Player should open and start playing

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  • OS: MacOS 12.3.1
  • installation method: Homebrew
  • Version [f1viewer -v output]: 2.6.2
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Is this an arm mac? exec format error means you're trying to run an x86 program from arm or vice versa.

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ttopac commented Apr 7, 2022

Yes it is an arm Mac. Not sure why I seem to look like I’m trying to run an x86 program? I have the latest versions of vlc and iina, which I believe are universal binaries at this point.

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